של־

See also: של‎

Hebrew

Etymology

From שֶׁ־‎ (she-, “that, which”) + לְ־‎ (l'-, “to”). Attested since Mishnaic Hebrew. More recently supplanted by the standalone form שֶׁל‎ (shél), but the inflected forms are unchanged.

Preposition

שֶׁלְּ־‎ • (shel'-)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of שֶׁל‎ (shel); not used predicatively.

Usage notes

  • This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־‎ (she-) + לְ־‎ (l'-).
  • See usage notes at שֶׁל‎ (shel).
  • Like all prepositional compounds ending in לְ־‎ (l'-), שֶׁלְּ־‎ undergoes vowel modifications, and merges with a following definite article; see usage notes at לְ־‎.
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